Join us for the only leadership program for hospitalists.

October 23-26, 2023 at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Become the guiding force your HMG needs. SHM Leadership Academy offers four leadership courses curated to enhance your leadership skills while networking with like-minded professionals from across the nation to advance your career.

Join us for the following courses:

  • Strategic Essentials
  • Influential Management
  • Mastering Teamwork
  • Leadership Capstone*

*Please note, participants must have attended at least one previous Leadership Academy course to participate in the Capstone.


Strategic Essentials

This course was created for novice hospital medicine leaders and aspiring leaders looking to grow their leadership skills. Experienced leaders are welcome to join us in the course to refresh their skills and gain new tips and tricks to bring back to their team.

This course is also beneficial for residents, chief residents, and fellows with an interest in developing strong leadership skills to be used clinically or administratively.

Influential Management

This course is recommended for early- to mid-level career hospitalists and hospitalist leaders desiring to enhance their leadership skill set in specific areas.

Mastering Teamwork

Mastering Teamwork is recommended for hospitalists with three or more years of experience as well as hospitalist leaders looking to advance their careers to the organizational strategy level.

Leadership Capstone

A two-day in-person course, plus an ongoing six-month learning component that allows participants to continue developing leadership skills throughout the coming year. With the completion of Capstone, participants are eligible to earn a Certificate of Leadership in Hospital Medicine (CLHM) designation.

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Mastering Program Partners

SHM Leadership Academy has partnered with three top universities to help alumni further their career with an advanced degree. Benefits include fast-tracked applications, tuition discounts, and even course credit.

Carnegie Mellon University

Through SHM’s partnership with CMU, your attendance at SHM’s Leadership Academy Strategic Essentials and Influential Management courses qualifies as a pre-requisite course requirement for CMU’s Master of Medical Management Program.

Thomas Jefferson University

Through SHM’s partnership with Jefferson College of Population Health, your attendance at any two SHM Leadership Academy courses earns you three credit hours towards a Master of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety, Health Policy, Population Health, or Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research. You will also receive a 15% discount on tuition.

Kelley School of Business

Through SHM’s partnership with Kelley School of Business, your attendance at any two SHM Leadership Academy courses earns you a scholarship in an amount equal to 10% of tuition toward the Business of Medicine Physician MBA Program. Also, two of the three letters of recommendation required for the program application will be waived.